Brianna (Bri) Hicks (she/her) is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor with a passion for helping young children through mental health struggles or significant life transitions. She brings several years of combined clinical and research experience working with children, ensuring a developmentally informed, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to care. Bri’s work is grounded in her warmth, acceptance, and ability to build trusting relationships with clients and their families. Outside of her clinical work, she loves spending time in nature with her dog Lucy, traveling, cooking, and creating art.

Training and Education

Bri earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Towson University in 2025 and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Towson in 2020. From Fall 2024 to Spring 2025, she completed her clinical internship and practicum at Creative Psychological Health Services (CPHS), where she provided therapy to children ages 4–16 and their families. Under the guidance of experienced clinicians, Bri gained hands-on experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns. Bri has also served as a Research Assistant at the Kennedy Krieger Institute within the Center for Autism Services, Science, and Innovation (CASSI) for 4 years. There, she works with children under age five through research studies focused on the early detection and intervention of autism spectrum disorder. In her current role as a Senior Research Assistant, she administers psychological assessments to autistic toddlers and maintains a strong commitment to understanding and supporting neurodivergent children and families. Her earlier clinical exposure includes internships at the Maryland Anxiety Center and the Child and Family Therapy Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute, where she deepened her understanding of childhood anxiety and other psychological disorders. Bri is excited to join CPHS as a licensed clinician and looks forward to continuing her work supporting children as they grow, heal, and thrive.

Supervisor: Christina Rock, MS, LCPC, RPT

Therapeutic Approach

Bri is dedicated to creating a safe, welcoming, and affirming therapeutic environment where clients feel genuinely seen and heard. She practices through a multicultural and trauma-informed lens, honoring each client’s identity, lived experience, and developmental needs. Bri takes a holistic and flexible approach, drawing from client- centered, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and play therapy modalities. She believes that therapy should be collaborative and empowering. She aims to provide an experience where children can explore their feelings, build emotional awareness, and strengthen coping skills in developmentally appropriate ways. She often incorporates creative and play-based techniques to help younger clients express themselves when words may be difficult to find. With older children and adolescents, Bri often supports emotional regulation, self-esteem, family and peer relationship challenges, and identity exploration. Across all ages, Bri strives to meet clients where they are, working together to find meaningful growth, resilience, and healing.